How did he work full time as the top public safety official in one of the nation's most violent cities while also working another full-time job 70 miles away as chief security and integrity officer for the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department?

It's the question being asked all over Flint now that Jones has resigned as Flint public safety administrator after city leaders found out about the second, six-figure Detroit gig.

City Administrator Michael Brown said Friday that the city will be reviewing what records are
available to them regarding Jones' Flint schedule, though they have no evidence at this point that indicates he wasn't working full-time in Flint.

"All I can say right now is, he was there (at work) and engaged and I
think he was working 40 hours at two jobs," said City Administrator Michael Brown, who hired Jones in April when Brown was still Flint emergency manager. "I guess you could say burning the
candle at both ends."

But it's still not clear what records exist, if any, to show how often Jones was doing work for the city of Flint during the 8.5 months he was here. The city would release only Jones' contract Friday, and Jones wasn't required to keep a time sheet or punch a clock.

"We will review the records," Brown said, adding Jones was part of public safety union contract implementation, city lockup talks and meetings with officials in Lansing. "From what I saw he was there... I don't have anything to say that he wasn't."

Jones was unable to be reached for comment Thursday or Friday.

Officials said they discovered Jones' second job in Detroit on Wednesday, when they were questioned about it by The Detroit Free Press. Brown and emergency financial manager Ed Kurtz met with Jones about it Thursday morning, after which Jones submitted his letter of resignation.

Kurtz said he thought Jones did great work for the city, but was disappointed by the discovery. Brown said Jones should have told the city about the Detroit job because the city has been in talks with Detroit water and sewer about a potential contract for water.

When asked if he thought Jones was covering it up, Brown said:

"I think he made a judgment not to tell us. Sometimes people make mistakes and I
think that was a mistake."

Jones made $135,000 and received a number of fringe benefits as Flint's public safety administrator, according to his contract, which also showed he had wide authority over all the city's public safety operations. Officials said his salary was paid with grant money from the C.S. Mott Foundation.

Jones' contract did not, however, prohibit Jones from having a second
job, nor did it require him to disclose that he had another full-time job, where he received $138,750 as "chief security and integrity officer."

In comments to the Free Press, Jones said he was able to work 40 hours per week at each job with late nights and weekend shifts.

Brown said there were "many things (Jones) was involved in that I think indicate he gave us the time commitment to get the job done."

But some said 40 hours a week isn't enough from a public safety administrator who was hired as part of a public safety plan in the crime-ridden city of Flint.

Flint City Councilwoman Jackie Poplar is calling for an investigation into whether Jones was spending enough time on his Flint responsibilities. She said she doesn't think Jones should be utilized as a public safety consultant, a possibility that Brown and Kurtz said they were open to.

"We need a 24/7 person," Poplar said. "It is not right. We're under a state takeover."

Flint Mayor Dayne Walling said he saw Jones at city hall a "number of times per week," but added that he "seemed to put in much
less effort than any other appointee at city hall."

Walling said other appointees work "well in excess" of 40 hours of work per week "as the public rightly expects."

"I'm surprised to see Jones defending himself with a 40-hour work week," Walling said. "There's no way to be Flint's director of public safety in 40
hours of work a week."

Jones disclosed his Flint job to Detroit when he was hired in May 2012, said Detroit Water and Sewerage Director Sue McCormick, who worked with Jones in Ann Arbor, where he was police chief and she was public services administrator.

McCormick said in a statement Friday that Jones will keep his Detroit job, and expressed confidence in his abilities.

"Barnett Jones is doing a fine
job for us," she said. "Jones
came to DWSD with extensive experience in security and emergency management,
and a distinguished career in law enforcement that included internal affairs
work."

Brown said Jones volunteered his time to work on the city's public safety plan prior to being hired in April. When the city was looking for a public safety administrator, Brown said Jones' name surfaced as a highly experienced professional.

"He was a known commodity, if you will," he said.

"We
went through an interview process and I had him meet with Chief Lock,"
he said. "We felt good about it and felt like he would be an asset for
us so I made the decision to hire him. I take full responsibility for
it."

Police Chief Alvern Lock declined to comment on Jones' work with the city.

When it comes to moonlighting, Lock said Flint police officers are allowed to hold second jobs. He declined to comment on whether police officers are required to disclose the other job.

Genesee County Sheriff Robert Pickell said he could not speak to the Flint police policy, but his department requires disclosure, saying it's an issue of safety, liability and, perhaps most importantly, ethics.

"The employer is entitled to know where his employees are," Pickell said. "There's a higher standard for law enforcement. We're public servants. The higher the rank, the more readily it should be
disclosed because you have much more responsibility."

Jones described himself as "kind of a consultant" in Flint, according to published reports, but his
contract tells a different story. It says he was "responsible for the
direction, management and administration of the
City's safety services including police, fire, communications,
detention and related services."

Jones was provided life insurance, disability insurance and accrued vacation and sick time, the contract shows.

He also was provided use of a city vehicle and city laptop "for
emergency response for 24 hours/day." He also received a cell phone
stipend and an allowance for uniform, equipment and maintenance "at the
same level as the current Chief of Police," it says.

The contract was signed by Jones on April 23 -- the same month he was named for the Detroit water post.

Pickell said he dealt with Jones on about three occasions regarding the Flint city lockup, which was reopened this year with help from the state and is now operated by the county.

"Every time I saw Barnett, Chief Lock was with him," Pickell said.

City spokesman Jason Lorenz said there aren't time sheets that show
the hours Jones spent working in Flint. Every city department does it
differently, he said, and managers aren't required to fill out time
sheets.

When asked if the city would enact a standard policy
regarding time tracking, Lorenz said the office "will certainly be
looking into different avenues."